Cover-hinge for handled vessels.



R. A. NEELY & E. L. HOLLAND. COVER HINGE FOR HANDLED VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT: 24, 1908.

Pavtnted June 15,1909.

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COVER-HINGE FUR HANDLED VESSELS.

Ne. 92%,922. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 15, 1909.

A flication filed September 24., 1908. Serial No. 454,504.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT A. NEELY and Enema L. HOLLAND, citizens of the United States, residing at Searcy, in the county of l'ilhite and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Cover-Hinge for Handled Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a special hinge, and has for its object to provide a removable hinge member of novel construction, de signed to be attached to the handle of a pitcher, cup or mug for holding a hinged closure or cover over the said vessel.

The aforesaid hinge member is made interchangeable so that if the vessel to which it be attached should be broken or otherwise rendered useless, the hinge 'member can be easily removed and a plied to another vessel.

With these and 0t ier objectsin View the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichr Figure 1 is a sectional view of a portion of a handledvessel with a closure hinged thereto by the improved hinge-member. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 a perspective view of the lower hinge member detached, and Fig. 4 a view of a modification.

Similar reference characters are used for the same parts in all the figures.

In the drawing, A indicates a hand vessel which may be of any type having a handle B and a hinged closure C. The parts named may be made of metal, earthenware, wood, etc.,entire or combined with one another. The handle B, in the type of vessel shown,

is integral with said vessel and where attached thereto near the top, the handle is cut away or reduced in thickness by forming a fiat depression 5 in each side thereof extending rearwardly from the vessel for a suitable distance and coiiurcted by a similar depression 6 passing below the handle. The formation of this recess produces a continuous shoulder 7 around the sides and bottom of the u) or part of the handle. Between the shouidiar 7 and the vessel, and in the flat face of each side depression are two grooves 8 parallel with the shoulder 7 and for a purpose hereinafter described.

The closure or cover (1 of the vessel is prcferably made of metal and hinged usually to the handle thereof in various'ways. In the present case, the lower hinge member 9 is i yoke shaped, made of flat metal bent into form flat-wise to enter the depressions 5 and 6 of the handle.- The parallel arms 10 of the yoke are each provided with two parallel ribs 11 extending lengthwise of the arms, so that slipped over the handle B in an upward direction, the ribs 11 will enter the grooves 8 in the handle and the hinge member 9 will lie closely held between the vessel and the shoulder 7. A hole 12 is made through the upper end of each yoke arm 10 and one or I both of said holes threaded for a screw or bolt l 13. A short distance below each hole 12 is a I second hole 14 also threaded for a clamping when the yoke or lower hinge member Qis bolt 15 to hold the yoke or hinge member firml in place and to prevent it Working off the iandle as the clamping bolt 15 just touches the top of the same. As thus made the hinge member is rigidly secured to the handle by one bolt 15 and movement in every direction prevented.

The closure or cover C may be of any type and provided with downwardly extending lugs 16 placed sufficiently far apart to pass outside the ends of the arms 10 of the lower hinge member, and-be pivoted to said arms by means of the bolt 13. The cover C is intended to be raised by means of a thumb piece 17 on the rear thereof and held closed by means of a coil spring 18 surrounding the pivotal screw or bolt 13 and hearing at its ends one against the thumb piece and the l other on the clamping bolt 15 Instead of a coil spring, a plhte spring 20, i see Fig. l, may be employed. The spring will pass back of the bolt 18 with one end pressing against the thumb piece 17 and the I other end folded about the clamping bolt 15 to prevent the spring falling out of place. i What is claimed is: l 3. Combined with a handled vessel, an intogral yoke shaped hinge member fitting a depression in the sides and bottom of the i upper end of the handle of said vessel, ribs l on the inner faces of said yoke member I adopted to enter slots in said handle, a clampmg screw for holding said yoke member on said handle, and a pivot screw for uniting the closure for said vessel to the fixed yoke shaped member.

, 2. Ahingc for the purpose described, eon lprising a stationary yoke shaped member adapted to be romovably fastened to a vessel handle, a bolt passing through the arms of said yoke to clamp them to said handlethe In testimony that we claim the foregoing 1C sides of which have longitudinal slots to reas our own, we have hereto aflixed our signaoeive ribs on said arms, 'a bolt passing tures in the presence of two witnesses. through said arms above the handle for l T A NEELY clamping the hinge member in place, a closure EDG H01 I ND for the vessel, having a movable member, a

pivot bolt foiming the connection between Witnesses: the two members,- and a spring adapted to N. F. PARKER, keep the closure. shut; R. H. BRANCH. 

